East Stroudsburg man sentenced for sex crime

Wednesday

STROUDSBURG — Vincent Lopez, 26, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced Tuesday to one to four years in Monroe County Correctional Facility for sexual offenses committed against a 15-year-old girl.

STROUDSBURG — Vincent Lopez, 26, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced Tuesday to one to four years in Monroe County Correctional Facility for sexual offenses committed against a 15-year-old girl.

Lopez had pleaded guilty to statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor, which occurred in May and June in Middle Smithfield and Price townships, according to court records.

Lopez, who had been employed and has no prior arrest record, apologized in court for what he called a mistake. His family appeared with him and addressed Judge Art Zulick on his behalf, calling Lopez a good person and asking for leniency.

The prosecution and victim's family pointed out that Lopez continued trying to contact the victim, despite being told to stop doing so as a condition of his unsecured bail release. The Lopez family said the prosecution ignored the fact that the victim also tried to contact Lopez.

Upon completing his sentence, Lopez must register as a sexual offender for 10 years under Megan's Law. This means he must report his whereabouts to local law enforcement for that time period.

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